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The government awards contracts to companies with histories of misconduct such as contract fraud and environmental, ethics, and labor violations. In the absence of a centralized federal database listing instances of misconduct, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is providing such data. We believe that it will lead to improved contracting decisions and public access to information about how the government spends hundreds of billions of taxpayer money each year on goods and services. Report an instance of misconduct »

Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to Bechtel National, Inc. for nuclear safety violations at the DOE’s Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. Bechtel National is constructing the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site. According to the DOE, “[s]everal thousand feet of piping intended to be used in sections of the WTP ‘black cell’ areas - areas in which no entry is planned over the 40-year life of the facility - were procured and fabricated in a manner that failed to meet the enhanced requirements stated in design documents, and BNI failed to correct known problems in the procurement and fabrication of the piping.” The DOE proposed a civil penalty of $385,000.